Willem Scholten

Willem Scholten
Scholten in 1982
Vice-President of the Council of State
In office
1 October 1980 – 1 July 1997
MonarchBeatrix
Preceded byMarinus Ruppert
Succeeded byHerman Tjeenk Willink
Minister of Defence
In office
8 March 1978 – 25 August 1980
Prime MinisterDries van Agt
Preceded byJan de Koning (Ad interim)
Succeeded byPieter de Geus
Member of the Council of State
In office
1 March 1976 – 8 March 1978
Vice PresidentMarinus Ruppert
Member of the European Parliament
In office
25 June 1973 – 1 March 1976
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Group
ConstituencyNetherlands
State Secretary for Finance
In office
14 July 1971 – 19 March 1973
Serving with Fons van der Stee
Prime MinisterBarend Biesheuvel
Preceded byFerd Grapperhaus
Succeeded byFons van der Stee
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 December 1972 – 1 March 1976
In office
5 June 1963 – 14 July 1971
Parliamentary groupChristian Historical Union
Personal details
Born
Willem Scholten

(1927-06-01)1 June 1927
Deventer, Netherlands
Died1 January 2005(2005-01-01) (aged 77)
Leidschendam, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations
Christian Historical Union
(until 1980)
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Jurist · Economist · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Tax collector

Willem Scholten (1 June 1927 – 1 January 2005) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) party and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and economist. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 1 July 1997.[1]

  1. ^ "Willem Scholten: onderkoning tegen wil en dank" (in Dutch). Volkskrant. 2 January 2005. Retrieved 8 November 2019.